More than 15 people are dead and 20 remain missing after Hurricane Maria's direct hit on Dominica, the prime minister has said.

A witness at the trial of a Dublin man accused of murder saw a man with a knife pull off his balaclava and tell another man ‘’you're dead’’ before fatally stabbing him the Central Criminal Court heard today.

A witness at the trial of a Dublin man accused of murder saw a man in a balaclava stab another man, the Central Criminal Court heard today.